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...Towers of Babel What is the difference between Saudi Arabia banning churches with bell towers and Switzerland banning minarets [Dec. 14]? The Swiss are accused of discrimination, yet Saudi Arabia is not. Aren't these decisions a gift to extremism and intolerance? And why does the media condemn the Swiss but not mention the Saudi ban? Make up your minds: Which is more extreme, Islamic or Christian culture? Gerhard Heinzelmann Gravesend, England...
Towers of Babel What is the difference between Saudi Arabia banning churches with bell towers and Switzerland banning minarets [Dec. 14]? The Swiss are accused of discrimination, yet Saudi Arabia is not. Aren't these decisions a gift to extremism and intolerance? And why does the media condemn the Swiss but not mention the Saudi ban? Make up your minds: Which is more extreme, Islamic or Christian culture? Gerhard Heinzelmann, GRAVESEND, ENGLAND...
Dobbs could be a credible spoiler. One poll showed him attracting Perot-like presidential support, in the low teens. And the temptation is understandable, because the barrier between politics and media stardom has been getting more porous. Al Franken went from SNL star to radio host to Senator. Mike Huckabee has a show on Fox News. Sarah Palin left Alaska's governorship to be an author and a media gadfly. Glenn Beck recently announced a political-activist movement involving a "100-year plan" for America...
Knowing how to work the media, of course, has long been essential for a serious politician. But in 2010, a media career is itself a viable basis for political power--and even a political career...
Most of the recent pundit-politician activity has taken place to the right of center. Since Obama took office, the GOP seems to have divided into two parties: the party in office, holding down the minority in Congress, and the media party, holding forth on Fox and on the radio. And the media party--unencumbered by the responsibilities of office--has been having much more...